Springtime

By Pearl-April 3rd, 2020

It has been pretty nice outside lately, around 60-70F. Yesterday, Skye, Heather, Rose, and I cleaned the chicken house. Several of us tied hankies over our noses to keep out the dust. We put several wheelbarrows full of the chicken house scrapings on the side of the garden that we plan to plant corn and squash in next month.  After we cleaned the chicken house, we did some orchard work and Skye and I also planted lettuce, peas, radishes, and carrots in the garden. Laurel also planted a blueberry plant.

Grandma’s violets are all busy blooming right now.

The fruit trees are all in bloom- peaches, pears, etc., and also the wild plums behind the pond.

As I write this, I am shaking a quart jar of cream, making butter. The cows make more cream at this time of year, so I have been making butter these past few days.

We are hoping for some new kittens coming soon, too.

Here are some more pictures of our family recently.

This is a flicker. Heather and I used Heather’s binoculars and a phone’s camera together.

Psalm 62

To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

Truly my soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation.
He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be greatly moved.

How long will you attack a man?
You shall be slain, all of you,
Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.
They only consult to cast him down from his high position;
They delight in lies;
They bless with their mouth,
But they curse inwardly. Selah

My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my expectation is from Him.
He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be moved.
In God is my salvation and my glory;
The rock of my strength,
And my refuge, is in God.

Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah

Surely men of low degree are a vapor,
Men of high degree are a lie;
If they are weighed on the scales,
They are altogether lighter than vapor.
Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
If riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.

God has spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God.
Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy;
For You render to each one according to his work.

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Abolition in Oklahoma and Missouri

March 2020

In mid-February we attended an abolitionist rally in Oklahoma. For the third year, Senator Joseph Silk has introduced a bill (SB13) to abolish abortion in the state.

 

There was about 2000 abolitionists attending the rally, about 1500 more than last year. And it was pretty chilly outside, maybe 35-40F with a cold north wind. After the rally, we all headed inside. There was one group of protesters, 18 total (and most or all were from out-of-state). Extra State Troopers were sent to protect the pro-abortionists.

As we walked to the Senate Gallery, we sang some psalms, hymns, and songs. At one point, while we were singing psalms on the third floor, one of the pro-abortion protesters next to us attempted to play her ‘music’ out loud and was trying to get a man on the first floor to sing to it. She turned it off after a little while. The women in red are dressed as some characters in The Handmaid’s Tale, a perverted fictional story.

The Senate Gallery was full, with only standing room left, and some people stood in the hallway outside. The Senate adjourned after a short session.

At about 3pm, we headed out to the van, ate a late lunch, and began the drive home.

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On February 19th, we went to our abolitionist rally in Jefferson City. Representative Mike Moon sponsored the Missouri abolition bill, HB2285.

Most of the abolitionists at the rally (between 100 and 150 total) were from Missouri. There was one small group of 6-8 protesters. Their shirts said something like ‘teenagers advocating for safe healthcare’. Murdering unborn babies is definitely not real healthcare!

Rusty Thomas (a speaker-from Operation Save America) was surprised to see the Bible verses on the arches around the rotunda. He said, “This is amazing! Even the rocks are crying out!”

If you live in Missouri, call and ask your Representative to co-sponsor this bill (HB2285). As of March 4th, 2020, we have 5 co-sponsors.

“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land… ~Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Other States that have abolition bills: Washington State has HB2154, Alaska has HB178, and Kansas also has an abolition bill. Indiana’s HB1089 was denied a hearing, and Idaho has the Idaho Abortion Human Rights Act, which was denied a committee assignment. Also, the Texas abolition bill, HB896, was denied a vote during the last legislative season, but Rep. Tony Tinderholt has committed to re-running the bill in 2021 when the legislature reconvenes.